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Car Firm Creates Device to Alleviate Motion Sickness

By David Beck | August 20, 2018 | Medical Devices, News | 1 Comment

A car manufacturer has recently developed a new medical device designed to alleviate motion sickness, given that approximately 30 million people in Europe alone suffer from chronic travel sickness, and one in three people develop symptoms at least once in their lifetimes.

AI Detects Glucose Changes in Diabetics

By David Beck | August 10, 2018 | AI / Machine Learning, Insights, News | 0 Comments

Recently emerging innovative technology could dramatically change how millions of people monitor their blood sugar levels: an approach that utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) and radar technology, including high-frequency radio waves to monitor blood sugar levels without the need for finger pricking.

Silver-Based Wound Dressing Fights Infections

By David Beck | August 1, 2018 | News, Wearables | 0 Comments

Silver has long been known to fight bacterial infections, and a new antimicrobial wound dressing called Silverlon demonstrates similar benefits.

According to Raul Brizuela, president and CEO of Argentum Medical, it is not the silver itself that is antimicrobial.

Device Can Identify Diseases Carried in Mosquitos

By David Beck | July 30, 2018 | Medical Devices, News | 0 Comments

Researchers from Purdue University have created an electrode that can detect viruses carried by mosquitos, including Zika and Dengue.

Device Can Identify Diseases Carried in Mosquitos

Device for Treating Breathing Problems from Emphysema Gains FDA Approval

By David Beck | July 20, 2018 | Medical Devices, News | 3 Comments

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the Zephyr Endobronchial Valve (Zephyr Valve), a device to treat breathing difficulty associated with severe emphysema.

Real-Time Diagnostics Boosted by New Imaging Technique

By David Beck | July 16, 2018 | Insights, Medical Technology, News | 0 Comments

A team of researchers at the University of Illinois have come up with a microscope system that can image living tissue in real time and in molecular detail, without any chemicals or dyes. The new technology could boost cancer study.

Real-Time Diagnostics Boosted by New Imaging Technique

Device Alerts Smartphones to Spoiled Food

By David Beck | July 13, 2018 | Medical Devices, News | 0 Comments

Foodborne illnesses affect 48 million Americans each year, a grim statistic that leads to over 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Yet recent findings published June 27 in the journal Nano Letters indicate that technology can be employed to prevent consumers from buying and/or eating tainted food.

Virtual Reality Helps Autistic Young Adults Respond to Social Cues

By David Beck | July 11, 2018 | News, Virtual and Augmented Reality in Medical Technology | 0 Comments

A study published in the journal Autism Research provides hope that virtual reality can buttress social skills of autistic students.

Virtual Reality Helps Autistic Young Adults Respond to Social Cues

New “Smart Stent” Can Detect Narrowing of Arteries

By David Beck | July 6, 2018 | News | 0 Comments

Stents have become common in treating heart problems. The problem: one in three individuals who have had a stent implanted to keep clogged arteries open and prevent a heart attack will experience restenosis.

Safeguarding Medical Devices Discussed at Hospital Security Meeting

By David Beck | July 2, 2018 | Insights, Medical Devices, News | 0 Comments

A private security firm called TrapX Labs, recently set up a sting operation to gauge the impact of hackers on hospital security systems. It documented how financially motivated computer hackers attacking a decoy hospital network can make changes in networked devices like CT scanners in ways that can compromise patient safety. The hospital network was fake, but attackers were real, TrapX said.

Safeguarding Medical Devices Discussed at Hospital Security Meeting

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